On Saturday afternoon, the man opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, killing eight people and wounding others before he was neutralized and killed as well.
Video footage showed moments of panic and panic as people ran away while a person opened fire inside a shopping mall in Dallas, Texas.
On Saturday afternoon, the man opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, killing eight people and wounding others before he was neutralized and killed as well.
The random shooting at the center, which is 40 kilometers north of Dallas and is crowded on the weekends, raised a state of fear.
Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey said a police officer was at the shopping center due to another problem unrelated to the incident when the shooting started around 15:30 (20:30 GMT).
He added that the policeman “heard gunshots and went to the place and clashed with the suspect and managed to neutralize him,” after which he “called ambulances.”
Many US media quoted unnamed police sources as saying that the shooter was Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old.
Later, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed in a statement that Garcia, who hails from Texas, was the shooter.
While the statement did not provide further details about Garcia’s background or motives, several US media outlets reported that police were investigating his social media posts that allegedly showed interest in far-right ideology, including white supremacy and neo-Nazism.
